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Meet Rose GrymesNASA Astrobiology Institute Associate Director
Who I Am and What I Do I am the Associate Director of the NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI), and I work directly with the Director, Dr. Baruch Blumberg, a Nobel Prize winner for Physiology and Medicine. The Institute, has over 600 member-scientists working at about 100 participating academic and research institutions, organized into 15 Lead Teams. The management of the NAI, is centered at NASA's Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California. Our researchers work both in the laboratory and in the field, and their field work takes them to some pretty remote places! Two of the most interesting areas that I have chosen to lead are: NAI's International Affiliates/Associates and the "Focus Group" programs. We now have three international partners, the Centro de Astrobiología (Spain), the United Kingdom Astrobiology Forum, and the Australian Centre for Astrobiology. Our "Focus Groups" are inter-disciplinary collections of scientists concentrating on specific areas that are ripe for new discoveries, particularly those that can come from sharing expertise, equipment, and field expeditions. We have groups organized around research themes related to Early Earth, Astromaterials, Evolutionary Genomics, Ecogenomics, Mars, and Europa. From the past to the present to the future; astrobiology does it all! The most exciting aspect about my job at NASA is directly influencing the development of the multidisciplinary field of astrobiology. I have a ring-side seat; the NAI provides substantial funding for innovative research, helps connect scientists to NASA's missions (and vice versa), creates and supports projects designed to reach and train students, and is instrumental in the formation of international partnerships. Astrobiology is all about life; life in the universe, life as a function of a planet's development, the origins and future of life. And it encompasses biology, chemistry, paleontology, geology, physics, astronomy, and so much more; bioinformatics, computer modelling, astrophysics, molecular biology, biogeochemistry, etc., etc. Career Journey Growing Up Personal Advice In the past, Dr. Grymes has generously shared her expertise and experience with our "Quest" audience. To learn more about this outstanding woman, GO TO: The Challenge Project, 1998profile Archived chats with Rose: April
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